Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday have met many times before, but this will be their first clash since April 2000. LiveSoccerTV's match preview provides team news, match facts, and where to catch Chelsea vs Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, January 27.

Current form: Chelsea vs Sheffield Wednesday

Chelsea come into this game having beaten Tottenham on spot-kicks to seal their spot in the League Cup finals, where they will face fellow Premier League giant Manchester City. With the busy fixture schedule ahead, Maurizio Sarri is expected to again rotate his squad for the arrival of Sheffield Wednesday as the Blues now turn their attention towards the FA Cup.

Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to overcome their bad track record against Chelsea in this competition, which has seen them win just two of their last ten meetings with the Blues in the FA Cup. That being said, this will be the first meeting between the two sides since April 2000 in the Premier League, and it was the Owls who came out on top thanks to a narrow 1-0 win. The visitors, who sit in 16th place in the Championship, recently ended a three game winless run by beating Wigan in their most recent league fixture last weekend.

Nonetheless, Chelsea are still the obvious favorites to progress, especially given the fact that they have progressed from all but two of their last 49 FA Cup ties against non-Premier League teams.

How they got here: Chelsea vs Sheffield Wednesday

Chelsea, who are the current reigning holders of the FA Cup, began their title defense with a third-round clash against Championship side Nottingham Forest at the beginning of this month, and thanks to a solid 2-0 victory will again take on Championship opposition at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday's journey to the fourth round also started in the third round, where they faced League One side Luton Town. They ended up having to go to a replay after the first leg finished scoreless, and it took a solitary goal from Atdhe Nuhiu to finally see off Luton Town in what was a very tough two-legged tie.

Team news: Chelsea vs Sheffield Wednesday

Chelsea: Ruben Loftus-Cheek could return after being out due to a back injury. Meanwhile, new signing Gonzalo Higuain is in line to make his debut for his new club after arriving from AC Milan earlier this week, but Alvaro Morata, who has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid is not expected to feature here.

Sheffield Wednesday: Fernando Forestieri (doubtful); Matt Penney (injured)

Match Facts and Stats: Chelsea vs Sheffield Wednesday

  • Chelsea have progressed from 47 of their last 49 FA Cup ties against non-Premier League sides
  • The only two exceptions ot this were in March 2008 (when they lost to Barnsley) and in January 2015 (when they were defeated by Bradford City)
  • Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday have been eliminated from eight of their 10 FA Cup ties with Chelsea
  • The last time they beat the Blues was during the 1965/1966 semi-final
  • This will be the 124th meeting between Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday across all comps

TV Channels and Broadcasts

In the USA, check out ESPN+ and SiriusXM FC to tune in to Chelesa vs Sheffield Wednesday, which kicks off at 13:00 EST.

BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC iPlayer, and BBC Sport Live are your choices to follow the action from Chelsea vs Sheffield Wednesday if you live in the UK.

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Match details, result and original broadcast info

Chelsea 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday

January 27, 2019 1:00pmStamford Bridge (London)

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